Isotretinoin in treatment of acne: Its efficacy, side effects, and recurrence rate of disease

Archives of Iranian Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 228-230

  Ghalamkarpour, Fariba ^a   Nasiri, Soheila ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acne vulgaris; Isotretinoin

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; ISOTRETINOIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEILITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRY SKIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; IRAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOSAL DRYNESS; PATIENT SELECTION; RECURRENCE RISK; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ISOTRETINOIN; MALE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746409521     PISSN: 10292977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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